Game apparatus



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A. W. WHITNEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

Patented Nov. 9, 1897.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

ARTHUR WILLSON WHITNEY, OFLOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS.

GAM E APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 593,343, dated November9, 1897.- Application filed November 10, 1896 Serial No. 611,606. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR WILLSON WHITNEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Lowell, county of Middlesex, and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inParlor Bell-Quoits, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to that class of games which embody quoits ordisks adapted to be thrown with relation to the fixed object orreceptacle; and the object of my invention is to provide a simple andimproved game device of this character which I denominate parlorbell-quoits, adapted for convenient and effective use indoors.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top or plan view of my improvedgame-board. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on theline a; m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the quoits ordisks.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a base-board or platform whichis preferably of triangular shape and supported upon knobs or legs a.board are concaved or dish-shaped bells or receptacles, preferably ofhemispherical contour, said bells being secured in position by means ofscrews 12 passing through their bottoms and into the base, or in anyother suitable manner. The bells are arranged in relative series and arerespectively of different diameters or sizes. The first series mayconsist of three bells B, arranged in transverse series at the widestpart of the base-board and of relatively large diameter. The next seriesmay consist of two bells B, arranged transversely with relation to thebase-board and immediately in front of and parallel with the series ofbells B, the bells B being of less diameter than the bells B.Immediately in front of the series of bells B, in relative position atthe narrowest point of the base-board, may be arranged a bell B of lessdiameter than the bells B.

Preferably in the relative arrangement of the respective series ofdifferent-sized bells or receptacles they are arranged closely to-.

gether, so that they relatively project within Upon the top surface ofthe basethe'spaces between the respective pairs of bells, as shown inFig. 1. The bells or receptacles, besides being of different diameter,are preferably of varying heights, (see Fig. 2,) the series B of largestdiameter being higher than the adjoining series B of less diameter, andthe front bell B of least diameter being of less height than theadjoining series B.

The bells of varying size or diameter or of the respective series may beof different tones, the bells being adapted to ring when they are struckby the quoits or disks.

I prefer to relatively number the respective series of bells. Forinstance, the bells B of the largest series will be each numbered withthe numeral 5 and the bells B of the next smaller series may be eachnumbered with the numerals 10, while the smallest front bell B may bemarked with the numerals 25.

In connection with the above-described base-board and itsdiversely-arranged series of bells or receptacles I employ disks orquoits C, as shown in Fig. 3, which are adapted to be thrown into thedifferent'bells or receptacles and to sound the same by their impacttherewith.

In playing the improved game for Which the devices hereinshown anddescribed are adapted the disks or quoits O are divided equally betweenthe players, and each player in turn tries to throw or pitch them intothe bells from a predetermined distance-say eight feet. Thegame consistsof predetermined points-say seventy-five-and if the disk or quoit shouldbe thrown into one of the smaller bells B it would count ten upon thescore, or if it should be thrown into the smallest bell B it would counttwenty-five, or if it should be received by one of the larger bells Bitwould count five. If in computing the score a throw will carry theplayer beyond the predetermined number of points constituting the game,he will be set back and forfeit his then existing score. For example, ifa player has seventy to his credit and makes ten on the next throw,which would make his total score eighty, he would then forfeit hisentire score and would be compelled to begin again from zero.

- Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. An improved parlor game of the class described, comprising thebase-board or platform carrying upon its top surface a triple set ofbells or concave receptacles arranged in different relative series, thebells of each series being of corresponding diameter or size and tone,and the bells of the difierent series being of difierent diameter orsize, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. An improvedarlor game of the class described, comprising a base-boardor platform having supports therefor carrying upon its top surfacetransverse relatively-arranged seriesof concave bells, the bells of eachrespeetive' transverse series being of corresponding diameter or sizeand tone, the bells

